Make It Happen, Watch It Happen, Wonder What the Hell Happened! (You do have a choice)
“Learn how to control and manage service department work input or pay the consequences – don’t end every…
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Dealer Magazine Interview: Brian Benstock, GM and VP of Paragon Honda, Paragon Acura
Brian Benstock is the General Manager and Vice President of Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura. Since 1982, he…
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Great Possibilities Occur When Your Team Members Become Engaged
My past few articles have focused, for the most part, upon the development, retention and the engagement of…
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Out-Think, Don’t Out-Spend Your Competition
In the new car business, it’s conventional wisdom that bigger is better. Dealers with the biggest ad budgets,…
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Increasing Leadership Effectiveness: It’s Simple (But Not Necessarily Easy)!
Think of the most effective leader you’ve known or read about? What characteristics made that person come to…
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Learning from Bad Examples
A benefit on one’s journey to growing as a leader is that there will never be a shortage…
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Black Book Insights on Impact from Hurricane Harvey
As the city of Houston and surrounding regions continue to cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,…
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Consumer Attention Spans Are… SQUIRREL!
If you haven’t already noticed, human’s attention spans, in general, are decreasing. A deluge of short soundbites, marketing…
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Human Capital: How Teamwork Can Increase Revenue
One challenge in many dealerships is building an environment where teamwork thrives. Salespeople are focused on their own…
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Empower Your Sales Team for Better Performance
In my lifetime I have visited hundreds of dealerships. I have seen sales teams that are crushing it…
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